Huaxin Street
(華新街),
in Zhonghe near the Nanshijiao MRT Station, is home to "Little
Burma." A street
filled with stores and restaurants selling Burmese products and food. Burmese
cultural events are held there on occasion.

One such annual occasion is Songkran, which is celebrated in
April each year. The Burmese believe that splashing water washes away one's misdeeds
and dirtiness. So the Songkran Festival is celebrated at the beginning of Burmese
New Year.

If you in Taipei,
I'd recommend checking it out in April. It is worth also worth going there at
any other time of the year to try out authentic Burmese food. The dishes there were
just as good as the ones I tried in Burma.

Getting there:

MRT: Take
orange line to Nanshijiao MRT station in Zhonge, then turn right on Xingnan Road
and go straight for about 15 minutes until you get to Huaxin Street.

Bus:
Bus 242, 249, 670 or the Zhonghe District Shuttle Bus to the Huaxin Street
Stop.